Souvenirs from tribal areas of MP at Post Shoppe soon

BHOPAL: After successfully facilitating sale of Gangajal from Gangotri over the counter at post offices, India Post will now launch its Post Shoppe at one of its Bhopal centre soon. Post Shoppe will have handlooms and souvenirs from tribal and other areas of Madhya Pradesh, which people can pick at reasonable rate and sending parcels to loved ones.

This initiative has already been a success in other states, where along with souvenirs and unique tribal handicraft, post offices are also providing stationery, customised philatelic and goodies at these one-stop centres. These states include Punjab, Kerala and Maharashtra.

Philately frames, stamp albums, picture postcards, first-day envelopes, T-shirts, books and other gifts could be seen here. Confirming the development, D C Bhavsar, senior superintendent of Bhopal Postal division said, "We are looking for a suitable place and it will soon be established in one of the post offices. This is a long-awaited project and will help customers get these items under one roof.

They may buy it for themselves or send it to their near and dear ones on the spot." The idea of selling Gangajal was introduced in most of Post Shoppes across different states, but as Bhopal didn't have one it was made available on special counter. Now, officials are expecting a good response to Post Shoppe too. In Bhopal, in a month, almost 171 bottles of Gangajal were sold and the demand has been rising with each passing day.